There are no flies on smallest chameleon in the world

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A tiny new species of chameleon balances on the head of a matchstick after being discovered on an islet just off Madagascar.

The 29mm Brookesia micra is thought to be one of the smallest reptiles on the planet. It is one of four new species found on the islet. Ted Townsend, of San Diego State University, who carried out the genetic studies, said: “Their size suggests that chameleons might have evolved in Madagascar from small and inconspicuous ancestors, quite unlike the larger and more colourful chameleons most familiar to us today.”